The 29-women squad will be used to select the 2018 USA World Cup Team and subsequently the 2020 USA Olympic team.

The pool team features 13 Olympic and/or FIBA World Cup gold medallists.

The 2018 FIBA World Cup will take place Sept. 22-30 in Tenerife, Spain and the 2020 Summer Olympic Games are July 24-Aug. 9 in Tokyo.

“I’m incredibly pleased with the pool of players that make up the 29 and the different experiences that they bring to the team,” USA coach Dawn Staley told usab.com. “Anytime we can get the USA National Team together and work for a few days, it’s only going to benefit us in the long run.

The USA pool team will train from Feb. 9-11 at the Carolina Coliseum.

“This is a very talented group, from four-time Olympians Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, to the younger players who are hoping to compete in their first USA National Team competition,” said Women’s National Team Director Carol Callan.